Kyle Findlay

The only thing that South Africans love talking about more than politics is music, especially hip-hop. My articles are concerned with all things South African – politics, history, music, and culture; often analyzed through the lens of data. One of the biggest parts of our culture is our music, and the…

The recent protest marches in response to President Jacob Zuma’s cabinet reshuffle (see initial responses to that here) represent the largest mass action by South Africans since 1994. Whether or not you support the marches depends on your interpretation of the agenda behind them. After sifting through roughly 800,…

Our (South African) President has put us all through an emotional wringer over the past week and our country does not deserve it. The rollercoaster ride started with the unceremonious recall of former (I say this with deep regret and worry for my country) finance minister, Pravin Gordhan, from an…

The South African President's annual State of the Nation Address (SONA) is a highlight within the South African political calendar but for all the wrong reasons. Rather than a gathering that celebrates our country's progress, the SONA has become a battleground where opposition parties demonstrate their disdain for the ANC…

I’ve been researching South African politics on Twitter for several years now. As we start a new year, I thought it worth wrapping up some of the things that I’ve observed into a single post. Here then are my thoughts on how South African politics have evolved over…

If you're reading this post, chances are good that you regularly use social media and derive much of your news from these social platforms. However, new technologies and platforms can distract us from the reality that many South Africans still get their news and information from the most readily available…

How far would you go to deflect allegations of your involvement in state-level corruption, or ‘state capture’? If you or your co-accused were in control of a media empire, would you harness that empire to support a counter-narrative that seeks to undermine your enemies? Would you recruit a radical political…

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